BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will have meetings with leaders from five countries later this month on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in the Netherlands, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei on Thursday.

The global summit, the third of its kind since 2010, will be held in the Hague from March 24 to 25.Full story

THE HAGUE, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the Netherlands will be his first to a European country and will further strengthen bilateral ties, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told Xinhua recently.

"I believe there is so much we have to offer each other, politically, culturally and economically," said Rutte, who last met Xi during an official visit to Beijing in November last year. Full story